Better Than People

Japan is the leading country in robotic technology, and they're not about to slow down anytime soon.

"Robots, you see, are wonderful creatures, as many a Japanese will tell you. They are getting more adept all the time, and before too long will be able to do cheaply and easily many tasks that human workers do now. They will care for the sick, collect the rubbish, guard homes and offices, and give directions on the street. "

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Peak Oil

Breifly, peak oil is about the diminishing supply of oil. World production of oil has peaked or is peaking and will continually decrease in the future. With increasing demand and decreasing supply, oil prices will skyrocket and "devestate" the world economy. Learn more details here.

Our we facing the end of technological civilization, or just the beginning? If look throughout history we've seen that everytime a paradigm has lost its steam another even better paradigm comes along to replace it. Using petroleum for energy is simply a paradigm. As it runs out companies and individuals will put much effort and time into creating a new innovative energy source. They are even doing it now. After all, the energy business is a multibillion dollar industry. Whoever innovates the new technology for supplying energy inherits this industry.

If you're interested in having a piece of this industry you better start innovating now.

Science Makes Sex Obsolete

A team at the University of Pennsylvania has managed to grow mouse spermatagonial stem cells, cells that eventually become sperm. They have also been able to change the genetic program of these cells, allowing genetic changes to be passed down. Creation of sperm, programming of genes and fertilization of an egg can now all be done in a lab. Scary? For those who use in vitro fertilization, "designer babies" could be a very literal possibility.

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